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Athens, Greece - November 27, 2023 Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) ("we" or the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today reported net income of $10.4 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $9.9 million for the third quarter of 2023. The 2023 third quarter results compared to a net income of $10.7 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $10.4 million for the same period in 2022. Earnings per share, basic and diluted, for the third quarter of 2023 were $0.88 and $0.27, respectively. Revenue was $24.1 million ($23.4 million net of voyage expenses) for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $22.1 million ($18.8 million net of voyage expenses) for the same period in 2022. This increase was attributable to the increase in ownership days, which more than offset the slight decrease in time-charter equivalent rates ("TCE rates") achieved during the quarter. Fleetwide, the average TCE rate for the third quarter of 2023 was $31,787, compared with an average rate of $34,411 for the same period in 2022. During the third quarter of 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $17.9 million, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $11.8 million for the third quarter of 2022. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, amounted to $44.5 million, compared to a net income of $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net income attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, amounted to $32.4 million, and resulted in earnings per share, basic and diluted, of $3.26 and $1.25, respectively. Net income attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, amounted to $2.6 million, and resulted in earnings per common share, basic and diluted, of $2.35 and $0.60, respectively. Net income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, has been adjusted to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders mainly by aggregate non-cash items of $10.6 million and $9.3 million, respectively, as per US GAAP accounting standards, which do not affect the Company's operating cash flows. Commenting on the results of the third quarter of 2023, Andreas Michalopoulos, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, stated: "During the third quarter of 2023, our Company maintained its remarkable profitability and strengthened its financial position by capitalizing on the solid tanker market fundamentals. We achieved a fleetwide average time charter equivalent rate of $31,787 per day and $38,183 per day during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023, respectively. As a result, we generated revenues of $85.1 million and net income of $44.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing increases of 80% and 257%, respectively, from the equivalent period of 2022. Our cash balance at the end of the third quarter was approximately $85.4 million, corresponding to a 115% increase from the 2022 year-end cash balance. Reflecting our confidence in the strength of our business as well as in our ability to generate significant cash flow by operating our expanded fleet in the prevailing profitable charter rate environment, following the completion of an initial $2 million share repurchase program commenced in April of this year, in August the Company's board of directors approved a second $2 million share repurchase program, which we intend to deploy opportunistically in a manner that enhances shareholder value. We believe that the overall positive developments in the tanker sector and the firm freight rate environment will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Our fleet employment strategy focused on a balanced exposure to short to medium term time charter contracts as well as the spot tanker market, has well positioned our Company to secure, beginning the fourth quarter of 2023, a fixed revenue backlog of approximately $39 million, as five of our Aframax tankers are currently operating under time charter contract arrangements with reputable counterparties, while in parallel we are able to capture the upside potential of the Aframax spot tanker market, through the operation of our remaining vessels under pool arrangements. Going forward, we expect to further solidify our market position through the renewal of our fleet and the acquisition of younger and more technologically advanced vessels. As previously announced, we have entered into a contract for the purchase of a newbuild LNG-ready LR2 Aframax tanker with a 2025 delivery date and we have agreed to sell our oldest Aframax tanker, the M/T P. Kikuma, for a gross sale price of $39.3 million and expected delivery to the seller during December 2023. We believe that our impressive financial performance, our current cash balance representing 1.6x of the remaining capital expenditures related to our newbuilding Aframax tanker, our conservative net leverage which currently corresponds to a mere 10% of our estimated fleet market value, as well as the proceeds from the sale of our oldest Aframax tanker, result in a strong balance sheet and enhance our ability to pursue selective and timely asset acquisitions." Full report About the Company Performance Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of tanker vessels. The Company employs its fleet on spot voyages, through pool arrangements and on time charters. Performance Shipping Inc. press release 
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